Satellite View Of California Fire Smoke

Smoke has spread across large swaths of the western united states and the pacific ocean.

Satellite view of california fire smoke.

Each satellite has unique detection and data refresh capabilities. West another satellite image shows conditions just a day earlier. This combination of satellite images shows the lnu lightning complex wildfire burning to the west of healdsburg in sonoma county california on aug. The fire and smoke map shows fine particulate 2 5 micron pm 2 5 pollution data obtained from air quality monitors and sensors information is shown on both the epa s air quality index scale using the nowcast aqi algorithm and also as hourly pm 2 5 concentration values.

To view the most complete information about a specific potential fire select all satellite data available. Here is a visible satellite image valid at 2pm pdt showing the vast extent of the wildfire smoke. The area in the orange contour is smoke in the mid upper levels of the atmosphere that has reached. The kincade fire which erupted wednesday near geyserville has.

20 2020 top and the same area seen by high. For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data. Noaa s goes17 continues to track the extensive smoke from the wildfires across northern california. Goes 17 is operated by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa.

Using the map below you can view potential fire detection data provided by these six satellites as they monitor the state of california from space. These landscapes exist within a changing fire. The recent satellite and aerial imagery below show california blanketed in dense smoke as flames ignite mountain chaparral and desert regions. This geocolor view shows the smoke blowing well away for the.

In the morning of august 20 2020 in california the geostationary operational environmental satellite 17 captured a natural color image of the smoke above.